Abstract

                                Ribbed gourd (Luffa acutangula L.) is a cucurbitaceous vegetable of South India. Observations were made in this crop to assess the yield of seed in relation to pod characters so that- the quantity of seeds in a pod can be known without breaking open the pod. A total of 150 fully mature and dry pods were studied for their characters viz., weight of pod, length of pod, girth of pod, number of grooves, number of seeds and weight of seeds. The simple correlation between seed yield [both by number and weight] and other char- acters was worked out as described by Panse and Sukhatme [1957]. The multi- ple regression function of seed yieldwith other characters was also set up as suggested by Goulden [1959].

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